Makita 9924DB 7.8 Amp, Poor design
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Poor design
Just received this sander today & it’s heading back. When I took it out of the box, my initial reaction was that it had mistakenly had a 4″ platen installed instead of the proper 3″. It turns out that is the way it’s “supposed” to be.To me it seems like this is a cheap fix, since the motor extends out past the belt’s normal tracking location. The extra wide platen allows the user to adjust the belt over so that you can sand flush to corners. In the process, the belt is partially off of the drive rolls (25% is off the rolls). It seems like this would shorten belt life, when used in this mode. When the belt is tracked in its normal path, the extra platen is sticking out where it will bump into anything that comes near. (Note that the sander picture show the item from the drive side where this “feature” is not visible.)The dust bag port is rectangular, so have fun hooking up a vacuum to this one. The dust bag seems lighter weight than on other sanders I have. Obviously I haven’t used it, so can’t comment on power and other usability factors. I’ll be getting another brand of sander.
Update (2/7/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.
The featured review for this product, Makita 9924DB 7.8 Amp 3-Inch by 24-Inch Belt Sander with Cloth Dust Bag Tools & Hardware, was written by David N. Vaughn.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Tags: belt sander, belt sanders, belt sanding, great one, makita, sanders
Posted on: April 28, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
David N. Vaughn
March 17th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Poor design
Rated 2 stars.
R Hastings
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:27 am
Makita 9924
I’ve owned one of the non-dust collecting versions of this tool since 1982 and have always thought it was first class piece of equipment. Mine just recently seized a motor bearing and needs to be replaced but it must have the equivalent of 250,000 miles on it. I’ll be replacing it with a duplicate, no question about it.
Anonymous
April 8th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Keeps on going!
I have owned this belt sander for 9 years now and it has never let me down. The dust collection works great, belt changes are a snap with the lever. This is one of those tools that just feels right in your hand, powerful but light. Extra wide base is for flush sanding. Would buy again in a minute.
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